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Commissioners authorize hearing on permitting daycares in RCA overlay after state commission objections

Commissioners of Saint Mary's County · January 28, 2026
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Summary

County staff asked for a public hearing to consider allowing nonmedical daycares (use type 28) in the Resource Conservation Area overlay; the Critical Area Commission’s program committee pushed for language that would cap occupancy, limit additional lot coverage and bar dimensional variances, a condition county staff said will likely be required for state approval. Commissioners approved a hearing for Feb. 24, 2026.

County planning staff asked the commissioners on Jan. 27 to hold a public hearing on a proposed text amendment that would allow use type 28 — nonmedical daycares, including childcare and adult care — in the Resource Conservation Area (RCA) overlay.

Miss Andritz, representing the Department of Land Use and Growth Management, said staff returned to the board after the Critical Area Commission’s program committee reviewed the county’s earlier ordinance. The program…

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